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Craig Brown
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Really nice shop. Mine is a hobby shop by comparison. But it gives me great pleasure and satisfaction to chuck up raw material and make something in my mind come to life. When working on a project that requires a special tool, I just go make it, very rewarding. Yes, I could sometimes get the tool from China cheaper, but not better.
fiveoboy01
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Got a couple more things done today.
Swapped the front sway bar with a Steeda Unit.
Observations, the Steeda bar is about 1/8" larger in diameter and the bushings are not bonded to the sway bar like the Ford one(which is thoroughly retarded. How is it supposed to pivot freely? Total derp).
Minor swearing removing and installing, probably would have been slightly easier with the car up in the air further... but I managed anyways.
Also swapped the studs on my front hubs to longer ARP units for the incoming spacers from Apex which will be used with my new wheels.
Swapped the front sway bar with a Steeda Unit.
Observations, the Steeda bar is about 1/8" larger in diameter and the bushings are not bonded to the sway bar like the Ford one(which is thoroughly retarded. How is it supposed to pivot freely? Total derp).
Minor swearing removing and installing, probably would have been slightly easier with the car up in the air further... but I managed anyways.
Also swapped the studs on my front hubs to longer ARP units for the incoming spacers from Apex which will be used with my new wheels.
DonnieO
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It's some good therapy! That's how it started for me. Then it just got out of hand. You end up with more vise then you need and a stupid forklift
Craig Brown
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LOL never got the forklift. But I do have a 1948 Ford tractor with a frontend loader.
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Craig Brown
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That's the truth. Like rotary table, indexing head. tilting 360 degrees vise. If I had CNC equipment, I wouldn't need this stuff. I don't mind it allows me to get the job done.
Snakebyte
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Fabricated/installed carbon fiber console cubby cover and L-R knee pads to match CF console Christmas gift that wife got me from Trufiber.
Snakebyte
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Had rear camera inspection completed per recall. Dealership changed out camera as a result.
The Spider House
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Wait, what, back up.....literally
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MAGS1
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Mine is at the dealership as we speak. Started doing some weird stuff yesterday, I speculated that the battery was starting to go. Sure enough, it failed when they tested it, so new battery is going in. Getting an oil change as long as it’s there as well
MAGS1
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Picked up my car a little while ago. They were able to duplicate the issues I was having and as I suspected, the battery failed the test. New battery in, none of the issues I had came so it’s good to go. They did also run some tests on the electrical system just to make sure there was nothing else going on. Nope, all good. Got a little over 3 years out of the battery, I honestly don’t expect much longer than that these days with all the electronics in these cars. At least with the lead acid batteries.
BlkMach10510
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Batteries and these cars, lol.
Craig Brown
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I get six years out of a Motor craft battery.
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